Effects of the absence of protozoa from birth or from weaning on the growth and methane production of lambs

British Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 100, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1220-1227

  Hegarty, Roger S ^a   Bird, S H ^a   Vanselow, B A ^a   Woodgate, R ^a  

^a NSW DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Methane; Protozoa; Rumen; Sheep

Indexed keywords

METHANE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; EWE; FAUNA; FEMALE; GESTATION PERIOD; HIGH FIBER DIET; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN DIET; PROTEIN RESTRICTION; PROTOZOON; RUMINANT STOMACH; WEANING;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; BIRTH WEIGHT; FEMALE; FERMENTATION; GROWTH; METHANE; PROTOZOA; RUMEN; SHEEP, DOMESTIC; SPECIFIC PATHOGEN-FREE ORGANISMS; WEANING; WOOL;

OVIS ARIES; PROTOZOA;

EID: 56349145681     PISSN: 00071145     EISSN: 14752662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0007114508981435     Document Type: Article

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